Indonesia
Jakarta faces up to a high flood-risk future
Indonesian capital faces battle against rising water levels after urban sprawl upsets region's ecological balance. Read the full report on the Guardian.
Indonesia
Indonesian capital faces battle against rising water levels after urban sprawl upsets region's ecological balance. Read the full report on the Guardian.
Afghanistan
Foreign Donors Should Bolster Civil Society, Protections for Women (London) – Afghanistan’s human rights situation remained poor, with deterioration in some areas, and growing concerns for the future, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report…
Philippines
GENEVA, 30 January 31 - A new report acknowledges the Philippines as a global leader in enacting legislation on disaster risk reduction but finds this is undermined by poor urban governance resulting in ineffective building codes…
Viet Nam + 1 more
According to Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Kingdom of Belgium will grant € 30 million of non-refundable aid to help Vietnam implement projects in the field of water management and sanitation in response to climate…
Pakistan
Highlights Epidemiological week no. 4 (20 to 26 Jan 2013) • Measles: 122 alerts investigated this week, responding to 15 outbreaks involving 743 measles cases and 25 deaths in 53 districts. Vitamin‐ A was provided to cases and…
Pakistan
From the Newspaper | Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: “Almost 40 per cent glaciers in Afghanistan have been reduced in 40 years, whereas the glaciers supplying water to Ravi, Chenab, Beas and Jhelum Rivers are thinning,”…
World + 3 more
The rising cost of humanitarian response, combined with repeated action and investment in a small number of targeted countries has led to renewed calls to change the way we address recurrent crises. In 2010, the amount…
Viet Nam
The project named "Institutional Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management in Viet Nam, particularly climate change related risks - Phase 2" has been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The United Nations Development…
Cambodia + 3 more
The European Union (EU) today committed 4.95 million EUR (over USD 6 million) to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to boost its efforts in responding to the region’s climate change challenges. The funding goes towards the Climate…
Pakistan
Highlights Epidemiological week no. 3 (13 to 19 Jan 2013) • Measles: 134 alerts investigated this week, responding to 22 outbreaks involving 661 measles cases and 26 deaths in 48 districts. Vitamin‐ A was provided to cases and…